social network

noun

1

: a network of individuals (such as friends, acquaintances, and coworkers) connected by interpersonal relationships

2

: an online service or site through which people create and maintain interpersonal relationships

And millions of people have become comfortable using smart-phones to share information about themselves, via mobile apps that access social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

—The Economist

Examples of social network in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The billionaire’s post on his social network X referred specifically to a Trump executive order ending federal diversity, equity and inclusion mandates — a longtime bugbear of world’s richest person, who runs six companies and has railed against DEI efforts for years. —Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 21 Jan. 2025

That passive, dissociative quality, while great for engagement, has also made TikTok feel more replaceable than other, more social networks. —Kevin Roose, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025

Advocates say the complaints show a persistent pattern of exploitation in an industry, with limited oversight, that employs some of the most vulnerable workers in the country — workers isolated, without social networks, who often don’t speak English. —Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025

Your social network: Wood connected with his workout group when someone at a holiday party invited him. —Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1